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Nature parks and protected areas

The role of protected areas in conserving biodiversity, how their use rules work and what to expect from a visit.

Wooden walkway crossing a wetland with reeds and hills in the background

Parks and other protected areas exist to reconcile two functions that coexist in tension: conserving ecosystems and allowing people to experience them. Understanding that logic helps you visit better.

Here we cover protection categories, zoning, interpretive trails and what the conservation of forests, wetlands and natural grasslands means in practice.

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